He will set up his large easel is various open areas such as beaches and fields in the island between 10 and 12 October and he’ll paint each day for a few hours.

Painting starts at 10:00 at three iconic locations – Rocquaine Bay, Havelet Bay, and Petit Bot – with families, friends and pets invited to be immortalised in oil.

Mr Parsons is also happy for local artists to paint alongside him.

I love to paint people into my landscapes,” he said.Usually, people come up to me for a chat when I’m working and are a bit surprised when I invite them to stand just therefor three or four minutes while I weave them into the composition.

I don’t know what will happen and that’s part of the joy of it. I paint rain or shine. I can work out the tides but that’s about as predictable as I can manage.

It will be followed by another exhibition, entitled ‘Wet Paint’, on 14 October between 10:00 and 17:00 at the Fermain Valley Hotel. 

A private viewing is also being held the previous evening.

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